5 Strange Amusement Parks (Slideshow)

When you think of an amusement park, you usually picture ferris wheels, thrill rides and $7 hot dogs. But, as the following examples will show, not all amusement parks follow that model. Check out some of the world’s oddest theme parks.

Grutas Park is dedicated to an era gone by — when Lithuania was still under Soviet control. The park’s main attraction is its sculpture garden, with dozens of statues of communist leaders.†Also on the property is a re-created Gulag prison camp and a Soviet-era cafe.

About 100 little people work at Dwarf Empire, doing slapstick performances that tourists pay $9 to see. As you may suspect, the theme park††has drawn international criticism for its treatment of the performers, with a spokesman for the Little People of America calling it little more than a “human zoo.”

Very Amusing Parks - on a scale of oddness these are pretty tame really a quick internet search will find far more extreme forms of amusements, in a park, that folks will pay for... so I was not amused... ok just a little - smile
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